SUSPENSION Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

suspension

noun

sə-ˈspen(t)-shən

as in suspense

a state of temporary inactivity trading with that nation is in suspension until it improves its record on human rights

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Recent Examples of suspension His suspension follows wide-ranging allegations of corruption in the country's criminal justice system that were revealed at a commission of inquiry appointed by Ramaphosa last year. —

ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026 Inter Miami midfielder Yannick Bright missed the game while serving a red card suspension and Mateo Silvetti sat out with a hamstring injury. —

Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 Individuals who have been ejected will be suspended from a minimum of the next game, and a school’s principal can extend that suspension up to an indefinite period of time. —

Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2026 The suspension was the result of an internal affairs investigation. —

Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for suspension

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suspense

Noun

Harlin stages the shark attacks in an overt here-ya-go way, with the one consistent suspense issue being whether the shark will consume a victim whole or bite off his or her limb or simply leave them with a nasty gash (which happens quite often).

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
The many leaps in time to the wedding—to which Ruben shows up on a motorcycle, angry enough to knock his brother out with a single punch—consistently ratchet up the sense of dread, and the suspense over why or how these two have stayed enmeshed.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026